I can't fly. But I can kick your ass.
Very enjoyable. A lot of fun. A lot of heart too (unlike The Dark Knight, for example). Kick-Ass is a very good addition to the superhero genre. The story clicks along very smartly, the characters are interesting, there's some kick-ass action, some highly realistic, some more cartoonish.
It's the story which is good, especially in the first third or so. It really does pull you along as you wonder how it will all go with the young protagonist.
Kick-Ass poses the question of what happens if people with no superpowers decide to become costumed superheroes. The main protagonist shows one answer to that question. The crime-fighting duo Big Daddy and Hit Girl show a different kind of answer. The clue is in the choice of weaponry: Kick-Ass has a couple of night-sticks and a tazer. Big Daddy and Hit Girl have an arsenal of death-dealing weapons: firearms, bombs, knives.
In training too, there's a big difference. Kick Ass tries to emulate Peter Parker's Spiderman, but is too scared to leap between rooftops, even during a fight. Hit Girl and Big Daddy can leap between rooftops. Big Daddy prepares a bullet-proof vest-wearing Hit Girl for being shot in the chest, by shooting her in the chest. Kick-Ass trains by shadow-boxing (or the equivalent). Kick-Ass's old-school non-lethal fisticuffs are no match for the lethal death-dealing tactics of Big Daddy and Hit Girl.
Aaron Johnson (from High Wycombe, UK!) is very good as the wannabe superhero. Mark Strong is very good as the Mafia boss. Choe Moretz is also very good. Nicolas Cage is fine.
- Rating: Full price
- When seen: 8 Apr 2010
- Where seen: Cinema
- More information: IMDB | RottenTomatoes | Wikipedia
Amendments: Added writer tags: "Jane Goldman, Mark Millar"; actor tags: "Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong". Removed link to Wikipedia-sourced image. Added ranking image.
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